The Samsung P520 Armani phone has been officially unveiled during the Giorgio Armani fashion show. The phone has been described as credit card-sized and will be officially 10.5mm thick. Of course, everyone is expecting a thinner phone but that’s what Armani and Samsung are offering customers, besides being a full touch screen gadget.

Samsung and Armani have teamed up in other products as well including an LCD TV. According to Armani, “We make as much of a personal statement with the mobile phones that we carry or the televisions that we have in our living rooms as we do with the shoes and bags we wear or the furnishings we choose.”

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New pictures have been released for the new Samsung ultra-thin music phone, the Samsung SGH-F200. This is one of the products revealed at CeBIT and is supposed to be the successor of the company’s narrow pocket-friendly X830 swivel phone. However, unlike the X830, the F200 gives its focus to music with a digital amp and enhanced 3D audio.

The F200 touts the same elongated design as the X830, a 1.46-inch 220 x 128 resolution external display, support for MP3, WMA, OGG, DCF, and SMP file formats, and a paltry 5MB of internal storage versus the 1GB found on the X830. Thankfully, Samsung included a microSD slot for toting more than a tenth of an album at any given time, and you’ll also find a hold switch and headphone jack to compliment the musical abilities.

A launch date is also unavailable, though the device may follow the F300 through Sprint or another major US carrier within the next several months.

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A Samsung Pocket PC phone has just been spotted this week. The device? The Samsung i780 Phone. As seen on the picture, the device seems to have a navigable mouse pointer much like that of your standard PC or laptop. It is controlled by a unique scrolling device beneath the screen. While LG and Apple are going for that new-age touch-screen controls, Samsung is sticking to the old fashioned mouse pointers.

But of course, Samsung won’t let this hamper its Pocket PC down. It still has a stylus which you could use if you want to. I bet that the mouse pointer thingy would serve well with situations wherein using a stylus is more of a hassle — like when using it on the bus or on the train. Now that’s good thinking!

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Pictures of the new Samsung SGH-J600E mobile phone has emerged. The phone seems to be a cool candy bar / slider phone designed with a sleek and stylish look. It measures about 97 × 44 × 15 mm and weighs a slight 85 grams. Nothing much have been said on its functionality. But it would probably have a GPRS and EDGE connectivity, It would also have Bluetooth 1.2 capabilities with infrared and Wi-Fi on the side.

As an addition, reports have included its 20MB internal phone memory which can be extended for up to 2 GB via its MicroSD external memory. Lastly, it would have a 1.3 megapixel camera and a stereo FM function.

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This Podcast talks about the the Emergence of Samsung as a dominate player in the Mobile Phone sector over the last year or so.

PODCAST: The Emergence of Samsung Mobile

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There is a new phone on the block! Reports have been milling about Samsung’s up and coming phone, the i560V. So far, not much details have been revealed about this new candy-bar, slider phone (as seen on the picture) but early information mentioned that it would run on Symbin OS with UMTS and HSDPA.

It will also have GPS functions and will have a 2.3 megapixel camera. So far, no word on its probable release and price/availability as of the moment.

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Samsung recently showed off several phones in Amsterdam this week. One of this is the Samsung J610 slider phone. The J610 is a device is specifically made for the middle segment of the market and looks very stylish with its silver shiny coating.

Built and designed for the mid-level consumers, the J610 features a 2 megapixel camera bluetooth, GPRS and WAP connectivity. The keyboard of the Samsung J610 is totally in style with the same silver coating as the rest of the device. Furthermore, it also offers a music player and can play mp3s, aac and other audio file formats.

Samsung has not officially announced the release of the device but hinted that it would be sold at around 235 Euros.

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Samsung Electronics has recently released its Ultra Smart F700 built to take on the challenge issued by Apple’s iPhone. This time however, they have an ally in hand. Vodafone was reported to be in on the deal but it won’t only release it on a few selected areas (like the iPhone) but release it to the major public.

Vodafone of course is the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover and has a market value of about £84.7 billion.

The Samsung F700, just like the iPhone, has some pretty amazing features to its credit. This includes a 5 megapixel camera with auto focus and support for High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network. Users can experience the joys of high speed net as HSDPA speeds can touch up to 7.2 Mbps.

Other features found on the handset include: a 2.78″ color display, Bluetooth, VibeTonz technology and a “Drag and drop” touch interface.

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Samsung has just announced the release of a new phone model packed with some basic features that will only prove useful and not impress anyone. Samsung J608 takes all the classic Anycall features that Samsung has used until now in its handsets, with no innovation.

Samsung Anycall J608 has the same old slider form factor that this producer seems to prefer above any other ones. It has the classic shape with straight corners and no rounded lines. Moreover, it uses the concept of simplicity at its best, with no expense to design details.

The new slider has given up old fashioned function keys for heat recognition ones. Samsung Anycall J608 will come in two colors in order to appeal to both sexes. The black one would have been just enough, as there probably are too many pink mobile phones already. The black version suits this handset best, with an excellent display of elegance.

The phone proves to be quite compact, although its thickness will not break any records, at the sizes of 97.8 x 44.8 x 15.2 mm and almost 100 grams in weight. These dimensions are pretty average, just as all the other specifications for this phone prove to be.

Samsung J608 has a 1.9 inch display screen, capable of supporting a resolution of only 128 x 160 pixels. There are many other slider phones out there capable of topping that, just as the 1.3 megapixel camera on this phone has also been long surpassed by many others.

The phone is capable of providing support for a large number of media files and also packs a microSD card slot for making sure that the user has enough data storage space. Connectivity is available through Bluetooth and USB, as well as GPRS.

The phone has just been announced by Samsung and will soon hit the Chinese market, where the Anycall brand stands for Samsung handsets. The price that this device will be available for has not been revealed yet.

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Vodafone UK has just announced its Christmas 2007 collection. The most prominent, not to mention the coolest, among these are the 8GB Nokia N95, the Samsung SGH-F700V (Croix), the Blackberry Curve 8319 and the Sony Ericsson Walkman Phone W910i.

As an addition, Vodafone also announced MusicStation, the new exclusive music service from Omnifone to allow its subscribers the unlimited music downloads direct to the mobile from all the major record labels, as well as leading independents.

The Group selection of handsets offers customers further choice of stylish, easy to use mobile phones which deliver best in class internet services as well as the best in music and entertainment at prices to suit everyone’s needs. Handsets are also smaller and lighter with longer battery life. By closely working with handset suppliers, platform and application providers, Vodafone is on track to deliver fast and easy access to the internet this Christmas.

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Samsung now has another mobile phone that rivals that of the Apple iPhone. Named as the Samsung Croix, the new touch screen mobile phone will rival the iPhone and joins ranks with LG in proving that iPhone’s hype is not all that good.

The Samsung Croix’s user interface also named Croix just won an iF Communication Design Award 2007.

The finger input system is supported by cross like menus and lists. When Samsung plans to begin offering a Croix based touch screen mobile phone is not known at this point. The interface looks very clean and intriguing and might have a chance against the Apple iPhone interface. Samsung scored overall 11 iF 2007 design awards.

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There was no official announcement of Samsung SGH-i550 Symbian based GPS phone yet. But Samsung i550 GPS was prominently displayed at the IFA trade show, along other officially announced phones like Samsung F330 Music or SGH i620 Windows Mobile 6 smartphone.

The i550 has everything a cool 3G phone has to have - 3.2 mpx camera with flash, 3.6 Mbps connectivity, big and bright 2.6? display and, of course, built-in GPS navigation. Samsung SGH i550 is a Symbian OS S60 based smartphone. It has also a very tight Google integration, with Google search box appearing right at the bottom of the front screen.

Another nice feature on Samsung SGH i550 GPS were dedicated keys for direct access to Internet, Music and GPS applications. With the dimensions of 115×53×13.8 Samsung i550 GPS might appear pretty big, but it does not feel that way. Even though it is a bit tall for a Samsung phone, it’s also thin and light which makes this phone quite easy to carry around.

Overall,the Samsung SGH i550 GPS is a pretty good phone and if you have a knack for Samsung or Symbian smartphones, this one has got it all.

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Today, Samsung announced five new phones released to the public. First Samsung offers its SGH-E848. The SGH-E848 is touted as the world’s slimmest phone with an average measurement of 101.5 (H) x 52.5 (W) x 10.6 (D) mm weighing in at 99g. Its enchanting features include a 2.0 megapixel camera with 4X Zoom, a 70 MB + support microSD, Document Viewer and a Speakerphone. Other features include a NetFront Browser 3.4 and plays MP3, AAC, AAC+ formats.

The next is the Samsung SGH-J608. The phone is a slender slider with heat recognition function keys. It is your ultimate compact and colorful companion. It has features such as heat recognition function keys, a 1.3 Megapixel camera Music Player, plays MP3,AAC,AAC+,e-AAC+,WMA has an FM radio and connects via Bluetooth® Version 1.2 and GPRS.

The third phone is the SGH-L768, a 3G slider phone to capture and share each and every magic moments. It features functions such as 3G Video Telephony, Dual Camera (2.0 Megapixel + VGA), an HTML Browser, FM Radio and MTP Support Music Player.

Fourth is the SGH-S730i, an affordable smartphone, perfectly designed for most of the people. This phone comes with a 2 mega pixel camera which has good resolution quality and can also record videos with a resolution of 352 x 288 pixels. The phone has a 262K color TFT screen display. The screen resolution is 176 x 220 pixels. The overall dimension is around 100 x 50 x 14.8 mm. The SGH-S730i weighs around 83 grams.

Lastly, there is the SCH-S209, a low end budget phone which completes the pack. All of this are great phones which you can get and has been released on the market.

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With its partnership with Samsung, Helio has announced another very hot addition to their suite of 3G handsets. The new Samsung Fin is a 11.4mm thick clamshell phone that packs in all sorts of great features. There is a 3 megapixel camera that works in conjunction with the HelioUp application and the Fin’s built-in GPS to upload geo-tagged photos to the Flickr.com photo website. HelioUP can also upload video clips shot with the camera to YouTube.

The Fin is also suitable for music lovers because of its Bluetooth wireless stereo headphone support and a microSD memory card slot that supports 4GB cards. And like the Helio Ocean, the Fin supports Helio’s all-in-one messaging application for quick, unified access to email, text messages, and IM sessions. And, of course, the Fin support Helio’s tight MySpace integration.

A new feature for the phone is the Garmin Mobile navigation application, which will provide verbal turn-by-turn directions to Fin users for a $2.99/day activation fee. The GPS system can also be used by the included Google Maps and Helio Buddy Beacon applications, which cost nothing to use.

The blue-black colored Helio Fin is available online and at Helio retail locations for $175, after a $50 rebate.

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Samsung Electronics made a deal with PCCW, a company based in Hong Kong, to supply its home IP phone - the SMT-i8080.

The SMT-i8080 is Internet based home multimedia phone supporting voice/video calls, Internet TV, music, movie ticket reservation, online shopping, etc. It is also suitable for the old who are unfamiliar with using Internet and computer by adopting easy-to-use interface.

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Samsung has revealed yet another cellphone that takes a design direction which is closer to an MP3 player than anything else. Similar to Samsung X830, the Samsung SGH-F210 is a slim music player phone with slim body design. It made its debut at CommunicAsia 2007, and it boasts 1GB of internal memory and a microSD memory card slot. The F210 has the same keypad design as F200, with 3 keys in a row and is smaller than usual keypad due to its slimmer phone body.

It comes fully equipped with features like support for MP3, AAC/AAC+, eAAC+, and WMA formats, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, a 2 megapixel camera, a 1.46″ 262k color TFT LCD display, and a 3D sound effect for enhanced music playback. It sure is amazing to see how all those were crammed into a handset with 87.7mm x 30.9mm x 20.4mm dimensions. There is no word on pricing or availability though.

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The 2008 Olympics will be held at Beijing China. To commemorate this even, Samsung will unveil their E848 handsets. Although details for the expected unit is not complete, pictures have been released beforehand to bring up the hype and expectations for the phone.

Other than this, all we know is that it has a 2 megapixel camera. The body takes on a slider form factor, measuring a mere 0.42-inches thin. A reflective side adds to the overall aesthetic appeal of the phone, sporting the 2008 Beijing Olympics logo. Additional details are unavailable as of the moment, so we’ll just have to drool for a little while more for an official statement from Samsung.

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Bell, a major Canadian telecommunications company, announced the release of the Samsung U740. This messaging phone features a dual-flip design like Samsung’s D307, but with a thinner profile and for CDMA networks. Key features include a QWERTY keyboard, EVDO high-speed data, music player, and memory card slot. Other features include Bluetooth, location-based services, a camera, advanced voice dialing, and dual color displays.

The slim Samsung SCH-U740 mobile phone has a pivot design that makes texting easy. A unique black and champagne color scheme also helps you make a statement. With Samsung, it’s not that hard to imagine. The U740 has a portrait mode for the phone calls and a landscape mode for writing text messages. The Samsung U740 will use Bell’s high speed wireless connections. It is available with a contract for $149.99. It is also available without a contract, but this time, its $379.99.

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Funny name for a cell phone. The Samsung Blast is here, available to T-Mobile customers. Available in a slider design, Samsung claims that the Blast has an enhanced QWERTY keypad for easier texting and IM. The phone is compatible with 850/900/1800/1900MHz GSM networks and is equipped with a 1.3 megapixel camera - and it can also record videos.

Other goodies include hi-fi ringers, stereo Bluetooth support and, more importantly, voice-activated dialing. There’s also an email client on-board, and IM support for AOL/Yahoo!/MSN and ICQ. Samsung claims a talk time of 5 hours and standby of up to 8 days. The phone measures 4.2″ x 2.0″ x 0.5″ and weighs in at 2.8 oz.

Priced at US $229.99, it is available for ust $99.99 after instant discounts and mail in rebate.

Samsung Blast from T-Mobile

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This is light! Samsung released its thinnest phone as of yet. The South Korean conglomerate exposed its ultra-thin SGH-U108. It measures at a mere 5.9 mm that it literally fits right in the palm of your hands.

The U108 has a similar to its older brother, also of thin design, the Samsung X828. As mentioned earlier, it measures 105 x 50 x 5.9 mm. But this size does not hinder the U108 from being one of the best phone there is. It also packs quite a punch with its multimedia capabilities. Reports stated that it can play different video and audio formats like 3GP, MP3, AAC, AAC+. It has SMS and MMS capability combined with GPRS and WAP connectivity.

Of course, it also supports Java MIDP 2.0 and comes in with 70MB of internal memory. The unit is to be released with a 9,000 Yuan price tag.

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